Ice skate and shoe



July 2, T940. M. GoLDl-:NBERG ICE SKATE AND SHOE Filed Jan. 26,A 1939" 4Sheets-Sheer, 1

INVENTOR Mickael Goldenbery ATTORN EYS July 2, 1940. M. GoLbENBERG ICESKATE AND SHOE Filed Jan. 26, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS July 2,1940. M. GoLDENBl-:RG

ICE SKATE AND SHOE Filed Jan. 26, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inblll l l NINVENTOR Michael Huldenberg ATTORNEYS July 2, 1940. M. GOLDENBERG2,206,397

ICE SKATE AND SHOE Filed Jan. 26, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR.'lichael Goldenberg A TTORNEYS Patented July 2, 1940 UNITED STATES eATENrOFFICE 9 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined ice skate and shoe of the typewherein the ice skate member has aheel attaching plate and a ballattaching plate spaced from said heel attaching plate 3 and wherein theheel portion of the sole of thev without appreciably affecting theflexibility of the skaters foot.y

One of the great objections to combined ice I skates and shoes of thetype wherein .the shoe is atached to two spacedapart plates carried bythe runner is the fact that the skaters arch is not properly supported.

In an eiort to obviate this objection shoes having abuilt in archhave'ibeen used as one `of the elements of the combination. Thisstructure, however, has not proved satisfactory because the builtin archappreciably aifec'ted the flexibility of the skaters foot. I havediscovered that the 5 necessary supportcan be obtained withoutappreciably aiectin-g the flexibility ofv the skaters foot by soassociating an arch sppporting shank with the skate member and shoemember that it bridges the gap betwleen the heel and ball Vattachingplates, that it is held in said arch supporting or gap bridging'position at al1 times, and that at least one of its ends is free to movein a `horizontal plane in at least the direction of the long axis of theskate.

5 For the purposeA of illustrating my invention, I have' shown in thekdrawings which form a part hereof and I shall now describe some of themany combined ice skates and shoes made in accordance with my inventiveconcepts In said drawings Figure 1 is a side View of my novel ice skateand shoe with thek upper portion of the shoe broken away. I y

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of the ice skate and shoe shown in Figure1 with the runner and piers broken away for the purpose of showingotherwise hidden parts.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section of a fragment taken along the line 3-3of Figure 2. A portion of the skate and shoe intermediate the ends ofthe piers has been broken away to permit the showing of the remainingparts on as large a scale as possible.

Figure 4 is another fragmentary section taken along a line the saine as3&3 of Figure 2 showing one of `the shank attachingv rivets in analternative position. A portion of this fragment intermediate its endshas been broken away to permit the showing of the remaining parts on aslarge a scale as possible. Y 5

Figure 5 is another fragmentary section taken along a line the same as3-3 of Figure 2 showing an alternative position for the other of theshank attaching rivets. A portion of this fragment intermediate its endshas been broken away to 1.o permit the showing of the remaining parts onas large a scale aspossible.

Figure 6 is a side View of a modification of my novel ice skate and shoewith the upper portion of the shoe broken away. l5

Figure `'l is a bottom plan View of the ice skate and shoe shown inFigure 6 with the runners and piersbroken away for the purpose. ofshowing otherwise hidden parts. y y

Figure 8 is an enlarged section of a fragment 20 taken along the lline`8-8 of Figure '7. A portion of the skate and-shoe intermediate the endsof the piers, has been broken away to permit the showing of theremaining parts on as large a scale as possible. A- 25 Figure 12 is anenlarged section taken along the line I2--l2y of Figure 7. 5 'v Figure18 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the heel portion shown inFigure 7 taken along ay line the same as 8-3 of Figure 7 but showing the30 shank attaching rivetin an alternativeposition.v The remainder of theunit is exactly the same as shown in Figure 8. i l

Figure 9 is a side view of still another modication of my novel iceskate and shoe with the up- 35 per portion of the shoe broken away.

Figure 10 is a bottom planv View of the ice skate' and shoe shown inFigure 9 with the runners and piers broken away.

Figure 11 is an enlarged section of a fragment 40 taken along the linel| ll of Figure 10. A portion of the shoe intermediate the ends of thepiers has been broken away to permit the showing of the remaining partson as large a scale as possible. v v 45 Figure 13 is a side View ofstill another modip cation of mynovel ice skate and shoe with the upperportion of the shoebroken away.

Figure 14 isa bottom plan view of the ice skate and shoe shown' inFigure 13 with the runner andl 50 piers broken away for the purpose ofshowingotherwise hidden parts. .y Figure-15 is. an enlarged vsection ofa fragment taken along the line l5l5 of Figure 14. A por? tion-of theskate and shoe intermediate the ends 55 of the piers has been brokenaway to permit the showing of the remaining parts on as large a scale aspossible.

Figure 16 is an enlarged section of a fragment taken along the lineII-II of Figure 15.

Figure 17 is an enlarged section of a fragment taken along the lineI1-I1 ofFigure 15.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein similar referencenumerals denote similar parts, reference numeral I denotes my novel iceskate and shoe shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as a unit. The iceskate and shoe I comprises a shoe member 2, an arch supporting shank 3and a skate member 4.

The shoe member 2 is of the type well known in the art and comprises theupper 5 andthe sole 6. The skate member 4 is of the type well known inthe art and comprises the runner 'I which terminates at its front end inthe shaft 8,

the piers 9 and I8, the heel attaching plate II carried by thel pier 9,and the ball attaching plate I2 carried by the pier I Il and the arms I3which are attached-to the upper end I4 of the shaft 8. 'I'he heelportion I5 of the shoe sole 6 is attached to the heel attaching plate IIin the manner well known inthe art. The ball portion I6 of the shoe sole6 is attached to the ball attaching plate I2 by means of the rivets I1in the manner well known in the art.

The arch supporting shank is made of material, such as steel oraluminum, having rigidity and a certain amount of resiliency. It isattached to the arch portion I8 of the shoe sole 6 by meanspf the rivetsI9 and 2U. The arch supporting shank 3 is of suchvlength that a portionV2| extends beyond the edge 22 of the heel attaching plate II and aportion 23 extends beyond the edge 24 of the ball attaching plate I2. Inthe modification shown inFigures 1, 2 and 3 the end portion 2| of thearch supporting shank 3' is not attached to the heel attaching plate IIand the end portion 23 or" said shank is not attached to the ballattaching plate I2. As a result-the end portion 2| -will freely slidebetween the surface 25 of the heel attaching plate II and the surface 26of the shoe sole '6 in the direction of the arrow B, and the end portion23 will freely slide between the surface 21 of the ball attachingplateAl I2 and the surface 26 of the shoe sole 6 in the direction of thearrow C whenever force vexertedupon the arch supporting shank 3 by theskater results in 4aforce a component of which in the direction of thearrow A would normally cause the arch supporting shank to stra1ghtenout. `By incorporating the arch supporting shank 3 into the ice skateand shoe structure in the manner herein described, I yhave produced anice skate-.andshoe wherein the arch of the user .is properly supportedwithout interfering appreciably with the flexibility of the skatersfoot.

Although the structure which I prefer at the present time is that shownin Figures 1, 2, and 3 wherein neither end of the arch supporting shank3 is attached to that attaching plate ofthe skate which it overlies,nevertheless I have foundy that a satisfactory result may be attained byleaving only one ofthe ends of the arch supporting shank free andattachingthe otherk of said ends to that attaching plate of the skatewhich it overlies. Structures of the latter type are shown in Figures 4and 5. y n 4 v The ice sk ate and shoe shown in Figure 4 differs fromthat shown in Figures y1 to 3 onlyin the following respects: i

(a) 'The end portion 23 of the arch support the rivet 28.

arch supporting attaching plate may be made in the structures hereinshown without departing from the spirit of my invention which consistsin so incorporating an arch supporting shank in an ice skateandshoe thatat least .one of the ends ofv said arch supporting shank is free to moverelatively to -the skate member.v Somefof the manyv possible changeswhich may be so made are illustrated in the embodiments shown in Figures6 to 15 inclusive.

The` ice skate and `shoe 30.1shown in Figures 6, 7, 8, 12 and 18 differsfrom that shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 only in the followingparticulars:

(a) The arch supporting shank 3| havingv formed therein the elongatedslots 36 and,31 has been substituted forthe arch supporting shank 3.

(b) The arch supporting shank 3| is attached at its end 32 to the ballattaching plate I2 and the ball portion I6 of the sole 6 by means ofIthe rivet 34 which extends through the slot 36 formed in said archsupporting shankr 3|.

(c) The arch supporting shank 3| is attached at its end 33 to the heelportion I5 of thesole 6 by lmeans of the rivet 35 which extends throughthe slot 31 formed in the, arch suppQrting shank 3|. y

In thestructure shown inFigures 6, 7, 8, and 12 the slot 36 permits theend 32 of the arch supporting shank 3|` to move freely relatively to theball attaching plate I2 of the skatevmember 4. Since the rivet35attaches the end 33 of the arch supportingshank 3| lo nly to the heelportion I5 of the sole 6 and not to any portion of the skate member 4,said end 33` is free to move relativelyto the heelplate II of saidskatemember 4. It is obvious that the slot 31 may be omitted if desired. u

Since it is only necessary that one end ofthe arch supporting shank 3|befree to move lrelatively to the skate member .4, the end 33 of thearch supporting shank3| may be attachedrto both the. heel portion I5 ofthe sole 6 and the heel plate of the skate member 4. Such a structure isillustrated by the rivet 33 yshown in Figure 18. This rivetmay extendthrough a 4slot 5| similar to the slot 31 or, if desired, the slot maybe entirely omitted.

The ice skate and shoe 52 shown in Figures 13,' 14, 15, 16 and 17differs from that shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3` in thefollowingparticulars:

(a) The heel attaching plate 53 having ,formed therein the slot 54 hasbeensubstitutedy'for the heel attaching plate II.r

(b) -The ball attaching plate 55 having formed therein the slot 56` hasbeen substitutedfor the ball attaching plate I2. l

(c) The arch supporing shank 3 is attached at its end 2| to the heelattaching plate 53 by means of the rivet 51 which'extends through theslot 54;

(d) The arch supporting shank 3 is attached at its end 23 to the ballattaching plateY 55-by means of the rivet 58 which extends through theslot 56. l

In the structure shown in Figures 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 the slot 54permits the rivet 51 and the end 2i lof the arch supporting shank 3 towhich it is attached to move freely relatively tothe heel attachingplate 53. Further the slot 55 permits the rivet 58 and the end 2 3 ofthe arch supporting shank 3 to move freely relatively to the ballattaching plate 55.

The ice skate and shoe 39 shown in Figures 9, l0, and 11 differs fromthat shown in Figures l, 2, and 3 in the following particulars:

(a) The arch supporting shank 40 terminating in the forked ends 47 and48 has been substituted for the arch supporting shank 3.

(b) The arch supporting shank lil is attached to the skate member 4 bythe engagement of the prongs 133, il and hl of the forked end 41 withthe ball attaching plate l2 and the engagement of the prongs t5, 42 and46 with the heel attaching plate il.

(c) The arch supporting shank 40 is not attached to the shoe sole 6.

In the structure shown in Figures 9, 10, and 11 the cut-outs 49, whichdefine the iingers t5, 42, and 45, permit the end 48 of the shank 4i) tomove freely in the direction arrow B whenever the skater exerts a forceupon the shank 4l! which results in a component in the direction of thearrow A which would normally tend to cause the arch supporting shank 40to straighten out. Under the same conditions the cut-outs 50, whichdefine the lingers 43, 4i, til, permit the end il o-f the shank it tomove in the direction of the arrow C.

Having donned my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a shoe member; an icc skatemember having a heel attaching plate and a ball attaching plate; meansattaching said heel attaching plate to the heel portion of the sole ofsaid shoe member; means attaching said ball attaching plate to the ballportion of said sole; an arch supporting shank positioned intermediatesaid sole and said heel attaching and ball attaching plates andextending from said heel attaching plate to said ball attaching plate;and means attaching said arch supporting shank to said sole.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a shoe member; an ice skatemember having a heel attaching plate and a ball attaching plate spacedfrom said heel attaching plate; means attaching said heel attachingplate to the heel portion of the sole of said shoe member; meansattaching said ball attaching plate to the ball portion of said sole; anarch supporting shank positioned intermediate said sole and said heelattaching and ball attaching plates and extending from said heelattaching plate to said ball attaching plate; and means attaching saidarch supporting shank to said sole and to one of said attaching plates.

3. An article of manufacturing comprising a shoe member; an ice skatemember having a heel attaching plate and a ball attaching plate spacedfrom said heel attaching plate; means attaching said heel attachingplate to the heel portion of the sole of said shoe member; meansattaching said ball attaching plate to the ball portion of said shoe; anarch supporting shank positioned intermediate said sole and said heelattaching and ball attaching plates and'bridgingthe space between saidattaching plates; and means connecting an end offsaid arch 'supportingShank to that attaching plate which is contiguousrto said end forsliding Ymovement in at leastone direction in a horizontal planerelative to said attaching plate.

4. An article of manufacture comprising a shoe member; a skate memberhaving a heel attaching plate and a ball attaching plate spaced fromsaid heel attaching plate; means attaching said heel attaching plate tothe heel portion of the sole of said shoe member; means attaching saidball attaching plate to the ball portion of said soie; an archsupporting shank having at least one slot formed therein near one of theends thereof positioned intermediate said sole and said heel attachingand ball attaching plates and bridging the space between said attachingplates; and means extending through said sole, said slot, and thatattaching plate which is contiguous to said slot for attaching said archsupporting shank to said sole and said attaching plate.

5. An article of manufacture comprising a shoe member; a skate memberhaving a heel attaching and a ball attaching plate spaced from said heelattaching plate; means attaching said heel attaching plate to the heelportion of the sole of said shoe member; mea-ns attaching said ballattaching plate to the ball portion of said sole; an arch supportingshank having two spaced apart slots formed therein positionedintermediate said sole and said heel attaching and sole attaching platesand bridging the space between. said attaching plates with each of saidslots overlying one of said attaching plates; means extending throughsaid sole, said slot overlying said heel attaching plate, and said heelattaching plate for attaching said arch supporting shank to said soleand said heel attaching plate; and means extending through said sole,said slot overlying said ball attaching plate, and said ball attachingplate for attaching said arch supporting shank to said sole and saidball attaching plate. v

6. An article of manufacture comprising a shoe member; a skate memberhaving a heel attaching plate and a sole attaching plate spaced fromsaid heel attaching plate with at least one of said attaching plateshaving a slot formed therein; means attaching said heel attaching plateto the heel portion of the sole of said shoe member;

means attaching said ball attaching plate to the f member; a skatemember having a heel attachingv plate and a; ball attaching plate spacedfrom said heel attaching plate with each of said attaching plates havinga slot formed therein; means attaching said heel attaching plate `to theheel portion of the sole of said shoe member; meansy attaching saidballattaching plate to the ball portion of said sole; an= arch supportingshank positioned intermediate said sole and said heel attaching and ballattaching plates and bridging the space between said plates; meansextending through said sole, said arch supporting shank and said slot insaid heel attaching plate attaching said arch supporting shank to saidsole and said heel attaching plate; and means extending through saidsole, said arch supporting shank, and said ball attaching plateattaching said arch supporting shank to said sole and said ballattaching plate.

. 8. An article of manufacture comprising a shoe member; a skate memberhaving a heel attaching plate and a ball attaching plate spaced fromsaid heel attaching plate; meansl attaching said heel attaching plate tothe heel portion of the sole of said shoe member; means attaching saidball attaching plate to the ball portion of said sole; and an archsupporting shank terminating in at least one forked end bridging thespace between said heel attaching and ball attaching plates with theprongs of said forked end in engagement with attaching and ballattaching plates With the prongs of one of said forks in engagement Withsaid heel attaching plate and the prongs of the fork of the other ofsaid forked ends in engagement with said ball attaching plate.

MICHAEL GOLDENBERG.

